Hair-fastener.



O. H. ARNOLD HAIR FASTBNER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 12, 1911.

1 ,O 1 6,46 6 Patented Feb. 6, 191-2.

iwucmtoz OLIVER I-I. ARNOLD, OF WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINAHAIR-FASTENEE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

, Patented Feb. 6.191%

Application filed July 12, 1911. Serial No. 638,117.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, OLIVER H. ARNOLD, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of ll illnington, in thecounty of New Hanover, State of North Carolina, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in Hair- Fasteners, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to that type of hair fasteners, either for use asordinary hair pins, hair ornaments, or the like, which are designed tobe prevented from accidental displacement and loss.

The construction and peculiar advantages of the invention arehereinafter fully described and claimed, and illustrated in theaccon'ipanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation. of oneform of the invention, full lines indicating the normal position of theprongs and dotted lines showing the movable prong deflected as whenbeing introduced into the hair; Fig. 2 is a plan View of the deviceshown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a transverse section substantially on theline 3-3 of Fig.2, and Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 2 of a slightlymodified form.

, Throughout the following description and on the several figures of thedrawings similar parts are referred to by like reference characters. p

This improved hair fastener comprises a pair of prongs 10 and 11connecting to each other at. 12, or constituting in effect each acontinuation of the other.

At 13 is shown an auxiliary prong which, throughout a considerableportion of its. length, lies within the prong 11 and'in contacttherewith. Said prong 13 at some convenient point as at 1 1, is curvedor turned so as to pass outward from within the prong 11 and is thencecontinued around the bow or loop 15 of the device and is connected inany suitable manner to the main device at 12. The bowedportion 16 oftheauxiliary prong is preferably spaced from the bow l throughout itslength. v

As indicated in Fig. 2 the prongs 11 and v 13 may be bent laterally fromthe central plane of the device at 17 and '18. It is to be understoodhowever thatthoexact form or proportions of the prongs may bevaried to aconsiderable extent withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention.The form of the device shown in Fig. 4 differs from the other in thatthe prongs 11' and 13 are so arranged as to slightly cross each other.

The mode of operation of the fasteneris as follows: The device isgrasped between the thumb and finger so as't/(Tapply pressure theelasticity of the device,.especially(' f the auxiliary prong, serving toretain it in engagement withthe hair.- A portion of the hair, when thedevice is introduced to its full length, will pass beyond the point 14and will be retained within the space be-. tween the loops 15 and 16,such hair being caused to make a double loop around the prongs asindicated in Fig. 3, due to thecurving of the auxiliary prong around theother. The fastener will thus be held securely in place for allpractical purposes, but may be easily withdrawn by the fingers in theusual manner. The device may be made of any material suitable for itspurpose, and the. novel features of construction may be applied to hairornaments of a more elaborate design than is illustrated herewith.

Having thus described a preferred embodiment of the invention, what Iclaim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is Thehereindescribed hair fastener cormprising a pair of prongs.connectedztogether in a loop, and an auxiliary flexible prong mallywith the'inner face of one of said first, mentioned prongs and' thencebentlsiterally and outwardly therefrom and curved around the loopconnecting the first: inen? 1 tioned prongs and spaced thereirp mgsubastantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto fixed my signature in the presence.of

' W. G. WEBB," I J. D. MOCAR EY-L having one portion thereof "in contactnor.--

